PRODUCTIVITY

4 Ways to Stop Perfectionism from Holding You Back

Perfectionism is entirely understandable. It comes from our desire to be the best we can be. The problem is, perfection doesn’t exist, so striving for it can hold you back. It can leave you tweaking things indefinitely, with no end in sight

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The Thief and the Cobbler

This animated fantasy film exemplifies how perfectionism can hold a project back. Production began in 1964, but the director was such a perfectionist that he didn't release it until 1993. And then it was a commercial failure.

Twenty-nine years to create a failure?

Everybody fails along the way. But if you’re producing things faster, you can learn from your failures and go on to create better things.

Here are four ways to prevent yourself from falling into the perfectionism trap.

Create a realistic goal

If you haven’t defined what your project should look like when it’s done, you will have trouble knowing when to stop. For example:

• If you want to run a marathon, don’t set the…